Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1926, Page 41

SPORTS. "THE ' EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. (., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926. SPORTS. Yale’s Grid Failure Is Laid to Loss of Walter Camp and Dearth of Material 'NOTHING SEEN AS WRONG WITH SYSTEM IN VOGUE Suggestion That Fault Lies in F;lct That Graduate Players No Longer Are Asked to Assist in Coaching Is Declared Faliacy. BY LAWKENCE PERRY. NEW YORK, December 14.—The Yale alumnl weekly gives point to the wide digcussion among Old Eli men as to what is the matter with foot ball at New Haven, if anything, by tacitly admdtting that something is the mptter. The o0ld Yale spirit. the editor finds, Appears to be seeping out of athletics. This is noted particularly in the dis- appearance of the old system of practical interest in the development of the eleven by graduate players. In the past there was at New laven a close association among unpaid alumni. players, the foot ball men and undergraduates generally. In the'fact that today coaching of the team is in the hands of a small sroup of specialists working under a salaried head coach, with graduate players not attached to the coaching staff pretty much out of the picture, the editor of the Yale alumni organ believes he has found the reason for the decline of the old supremacy in the gridiron game. Plan Is Not Logical. Jh former times there was a school of Yale foot ball, says the editor, in ‘which the older players had a part, a school which supplied great teams in unending procession. The motives of all this are not to he questioned; they may be traced to an absolute loyalty to Yale and a desire to see the best possible use made of the material. The motives are lofty enough, but the logic is il founded. Primarily foot ball has got beyond the stage when graduate stars who have not made a study of science of teaching gridiron play can return to their dlma mater and be of any great value as instructors. They are mere- ly obstacles to the processes of mold- ing teams Into a unit and in the way of individual play tiey have nothing to teach that the regular members of the coaching staff cannot teach more efficiently and more effectively. Factors which made Yale so uni- formly succeseful in former gridiron epochs have vanished and the mere reestablishment of ancient forms and ancient methods would amount to nothing more than dressing a man in Napoleon's clothing and expecting him to be Napoleon. Yale's supremacy in the past was based upon certain definite virtues that are dead and into which the breath of life can never be blown. Reasons for“Decline. ' First there was Walter Camp. Camp devised many of the important features of the foot ball rules and he knew more about them than any one else. Equipped with this inside knowledge, it will be recognized how. valuable he was to Yale as a coach or as a man behind the coaching scenes at New Haven. In addition to this he had a strategical mind than which no coach, anclent or modern, has had better and a marked inspira- tional ability. ‘When Camp red from Yale foot ball Yale lost Something very vital. Again, under the rules in vogue, be- fore 1910 it was permissible to assist the ball carrier by pushing and pull- ing. TYale had this down to an ab- molute science; it was a veritable monopoly, &and when the rules were so altered as to make helping the run- ner illegal the backbone of the Eli rushing attack was broken. At the same time Yale never found the forward pass as popular an ex- pedient as sister colleges did, and there have been few Yale teams in which the overhead play has been greatly feared by opponents. This does not mean that the coach- ing staff has been unable to teach it. Give Tad Jones a triple-threat man like Slagle or Friedman and he will put him to use as effectively as any coach in the country. How long has it been since Yale has.had ‘a real triple-threat star? How. long has it been since she has had Mnemen like Olcott, Bloomer, Hogan, Shevlin, Raf- ferty, Kilpatrick, Glass, Goss, Cham- berlain, Hobbs, Brides, Tripp, Sanford and other great forwards? Stars Now Distributed. In the old days Yale's supremacy drew the best foot ball matérial to New Haven as a matter of cours, Harvard and Princeton alone stood rival claimants upon stars coming from the secondary schools. neither had a chance with Yale. Now, with great foot ball playing colleges in every section of the coun- try, Yale is no longer a magnet. There was a great deal of talk about the excellence of Yale's person- nel this year. But it was based upon ignorance of actual conditions at the bowl. The material was not above average; taking the squad as a whole it was below average in that the ele- ment of maturity was lacking. A.man like Sturhahn, two or three years older than his teammates, stood out in the line like a monolith. The last time that Yale had good aterial was in 1923, and Tad Jones and his coaches used it to the best possible advantage, turning out a great eleven. They will do it again when the material is there—and here, when all is said and done, lies Yale's problem. Would Honor Wolverines. 1t has been suggested by a sporting commentator at the University of Michigan that through the yellow block “M" presented to the Wolverine varsity men this Fall a scarlet thread be worn—the red badge of courage. This i8 by no means a bad idea. Tt is. in fact, a very fine one. The Navy awards a star in conjune- tion with the academy “N" to the members of outstan™1g teams, specif- jcally to teams thal have prevailed over the Army. But how much finer to.award the red badge to elevens that would not be beaten—to teams that refused to bow in defeat before outfits better qualified physically to win the games. Tntercollegiate sport develops nothing 80 praiseworthy as a team of this sort. Michigan's eleven this vear was a perfect example of the combination that would not vield. There are no illusions at Ann Arbor concerning the uctual physical merits of the maize and blue gridiron teams. It is freely admitted that the victory of the Wolverines over Ohlo State should on the merits of the game have been a tie and that the Minne- sota battle was an overwhelming de- feat in everything but the score. Utterly routed in the first quarter against Ohio State, the eleven struck back with the only effective weapon it possessed, the passing attack. Through its use, successful in spite of the fact that the Buckeyes expected it and were trained to meet it, Michi- gan fought her way to even terms, and then, thanks to Friedman's un- erving toe, gained the 1-point margin of victory. Outplayed, But Wins, So far actual, play was concerned Michigan admite she received a worse beating at ‘Minneapolis than she re. celved in 1924 at Urbana when “Red" Srange ran hog-wild. It will be re- called that after the Wheaton ice. man’s memorable dashes in the fir: quarter. the Maize and Blue collected itself and scored more points in the remaining quacters than Illinois did. But against the hard-hitting Min- nesotans, Michigan faced a grinding, bone-shaking aftack, which kept her on the defensive constantly and finally wore her down so that she had no counter-offensive. All the Ann Ar- bor men had left was courage, sand and alertness. The reward came when Oosterbaan picked up a fumble and ran 57 yvards for the touchdown that tied the score, victory coming when the extra point was added. What might have happened in this game if Minnesota. in her overan: iety for scores, had not at crucial m ments abandoned hor grueling rush- ing attack for forward passing, at which she was none too good? Anyway, Michigan won a game she had no sort of business to win on physical grounds. On the other hand, how often in foot hall, above all sports, does the puissance of mind over matter establish itself as the greatest, the most important element in a given contest. ELEVENS GET READY FOR “RUBBER” CLASH Mohawks and Waverly gridmen were to begin driving tonight for their “rubber” game Sunday afternoon at Clark Griffith Stadium. Xach has de- feated the other once this Fall, the setback, which was by the margin of a field goal, being the only one suffered by Mohawks. The Indians evened the count later by taking Waverly's meas- ure, 13 to 7. Coach Jack Hagerty asks a full turnout of ‘the Indian pigskinners for the drill tonight at the Georgia avenue stadium and Frank Kersey, Waverly manager, wants the following to re- port at Seventh and O streets at 7:30 o'clock. Leroy, Hunt and McCormack, end: Collins, Newman and Murphy, tackles; Thomas, Peterson and Russell, guards; Moutonesand Broaddus, centers, and Clarke, Oliveri, Hageage, Smith, Peter- son, Watt, Beckwith and Kiatti, back: A ‘triumph over Waverly for M hawks, who last Sunday vanquished Apaches, a sturdy opponent, 7 to 0, will give the Indians clear claim to District sandlot supremacy for 1926. Following their 0-t0-0 struggle last |* Sunday, Winton warriors, winners in. the recent 150-pound Capital City TLeague series, and Clarendon Lyons, regarded as the class of northern Virginia at that weight, will come to grips again next Sunday. Wintons are to work tonight at Virginia Ave. nue Playground at 7:30 o'clock. Mohawk Prep pigskinuers, who claim 115-pound honors, are after Peerless gridmen, who do not concede: Mohawk superiority. Undefeated elevens of the 115-pound group will battle Sunday afternoon, when Hanover and Northern Juniors face on the Monument grounds at 1 o'clock. MISS WHITE TO PLAY ON LINKS IN EUROPE Dorothy White of the Washington Golt and Country Club, women’s golf champion of the District, is some- where on the ocean today, embarked on a three-month trip abroad, which will take the champion and her par- ents through five foreign countries. Miss White took her clubs along and expects to play on some of the famous courses in England, Scotland and France. She may also play in Germany and Sweden. * ‘The 22-year-old District title holder is.the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. ‘White. Her father is connected with the Public Health Service. Miss White won the women's title at the Congressional Country Club last October, defeating Mrs. J. M. Haynes of Columbia on the nineteenth hole of the final round. *3ET OF MAN 0’ WAR LEAD IN 1926 TURF WINNINGS By the Associated Press. Man o' War surpasses all other stallions in the money-winning pro- penaities of his offspring in 1926, fig- ures compiled by the New York Eve. ning Post_reveal. The superhorse's sons and daughters won a total of $358,612. . E. R. Bradiey’s North Star III was next with $351,973, and Wrack third with $265,719. Peter Pan was fourth with $242.552 and Fair Play, sire of Man o' War, fifth with $241,963. ANDERSON NOW IS PRO. SYDNEY, Australia, December 14 (#).—In his last game as an amateur J. O. Anderson defeated Gerald Patter- son, 4—6, 9—7, 6—2, 6—2. Anderson and Patterson had represented Aus- tralia in Davis Cup competition. After his victory over Patterson Anderson me a _profesional tennis teacher. Physical condition wins more foot | ball games than any other single fac I I would much prefer to see a | team go into its big games on its toes | and mentally alert, even if it did so at the expense of some lack of foot ball knowledge. We are very fortunate in having at Princeton the man who. in my opinion, i« the greatest con- ditioner of men in the country-— Keene Fitzpatrick. He came to Princeton from the University of Michigan back in 1910 and 1 am mighty glad to say he has been with us ever since. Today they think as much of him at Michigan as we do dt_Princeton. The first time T met [Fitzpatrick was in 1995 nhtfl the Chicago - Michigan Dl game. The first year he came to Princeton T was head coach and since the war I have been continuously associated with him. 1 cannot express adequately how much 1 have enjoyed this association Keene always has the Princeton team in remarkable physical condition for the big games. His word is law as to how much and how long player shall play. In my own playing days one of the things that lmpressed me most un- favorably was the almost constant squabbling that used to go on be- tween the coaches and the trainer as to how much scrimmage and play the team should have. I made up my mind when I started coaching that 1 would never question the trainer,but would give him entire control of the physical condition of the players. Any coach who attempts anything else is golng to get in a peck of trou- ble. Keene Fitzpatrick has made my job at Princeton a thousand times easier. It is certainly a relief to know that every man who is injured. even if it is only for a day or two, will get the best possible care and attention. T think the hardest job Keene ever had to_handle was this Fall. oot ball is not a dangerous game. The elimination of the old push-and- pull rule and the adoption of the for- ward pass not only changed the game, but made it as safe as any game of bodily contact can be. There are any number of games more hazardou than foot ball. But every team will get its share of minor injuries. The: are to be expected. Unfortunately our playing season is so short that if a man is injured after October 1 it is a race against ¢ime to get him back n the game by the end of the month, Injurfes also seem to run in cycles BY WILLIAM A. ROPER, HEAD COACH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY . £ One year. you won't have | next yvear you will get| | in 1925 we hardly had-a [ burt all Fall, while this I st | | pasaed we had more injuries than in | the three preceding years. T am convinced the weather | one of the contributing fact 1t s usually hot in September at Prince. ton, but T have never experienced such heat as we bad this Fall. Every day the temperature hovered around the 90 mark. As we had a game the | 1st of October, we had to practice. For the first week the players were outfitted in very abbreviated cos tumes, but as the day of the first| game approached, we had to stiffen up the drills and properly pad e one. The heavy gmiforms are not the pleasantest things in the world in hot weather. ! In my opinion. the hot weather| took a lot out of the fellows and as a result they got hurt much easier. It is remarkable how some injuries hap- pen. One day there was a photog- rapher on the field. Unwittingly he put his camera case on the ground very near the side lines. One of the player was practicing forward pass- ing on that side of-the field, and w out knowing the camera was anyv- wheres near him. he stepped back, slipped over the case and sprained his ankle asons nd the J or any, a lot wasy| Four Stars Were Hurt. | Davis, our_ captain, bumped his ear tackling the dummy. Though every precaution was taken, it got worse instead of better and he was out of the game for nearly four weeks. Jake Slagle 18 a senior in the geology department. Every Fall, the class takes a trip to the Delaware Water Gap. As_Slagle didn't need much practice, T was glad to see him get the few days off and I thought tramp- ing around the Pocono Mountaing would do him a lot of good and keep him in fine condition. In some way, he strained his knee on one of his tramps. This injury put him out of the game for several weeks. Dan Caulkins, our quarterback, was catching a punt. An_overenthusias- tic end timed his tackle a trifle too soon and hit him before he caught the ball. Caulkins got a 15-yard pen- alty, but the tackle gave him a char- ley-horse that kept him off the field for three weeks, Dick Baldwin, our other guard, broke a bone in his hand. With won- derful pluck he had it taped up and went on playing, It isn't a pleasint prospect for any coach to lose the captain of the team, the best back and the quarterback. We took out our calendars and checked up the days until the Har- vard and Yale games. They seemed very few, and then much to my re- John llef Keene said those boys would be ready for the big games and I am glad to say he always keeps his word, My 25 Years on the Gridiron iI;RIT AIN TO FOLLOW U. S. Y WILLIAM A | PLAN IN OPEN GOLF PLAY XVII—Gocd Physical Condition Essential in Foot Ball| | Relinquishes Last Claim to Dominance in Pastime by Latest Step Which Is Expected to Bring Greater Amit BY RAY McCARTHY. W YORK. December 14 Great Britain has lost her last claim to dominance in the world of golf with the announcement from London that the next British open champion- ehip will be conducted along the lines of the American classic. America long ago took the lead in the number of enthuslasts playing the game and in player ty. Its advance to the set- ter in rule completes this nation’s conquest of the sport. It is freely admitted in Ingland that American methods are produc- tive of results, in sport well in industry, and this admission is taken to mean that the time is not far off when these two countries will show greater amity in their golf relations and act in concert on important matte; Tourney Dates Conflict. It a few the breach was laid wide ope yorid hope of rer when Royal and Ancient . the erning hody of golf across the At lantic, et its da for the I h open in conflict with the dates for the American open. The United States dates were announced first, for the first week in June, and it was thought the Britith, to promote the international aspect of the game, would move up their usual dates, or put them back, to avoid the conflict. Playing conditions on the other side arc better late in May and early in June, but, despite this, they made thelr open tournament dite June 20, the same week of the American cham- pionship. This seemed like an invitation for a fight and the Americans were set for it, declaring they had no intention of shifting from their original dates. Now comes the announcement that the Britons aré beginning to see the light, and in hitting on the United States plan for the conduct of their biggest tournament it would appear they are moving toward a reconcile- ment. The harmonious arrangement may not come for a little time, but it may begin not later than 1925, First 100 to Qualify. The: 1927 British open will be play- ed at St. Andrew’s, The new condi- tlons call for two days of qualifying, the first 100, including all ties for the hundredth place, being eligible for the championship proper. All those fitteen or more sfrokes behind the leader at the end of the sccond round was only weeks ago that be- the g0V es in Links Relations. | will be out of the competition. thus | relieving congestion the last day. | The British potentates have decided not to make any gate charge, but every effort will be made to keep the course clear. They charged admis- sion at St. Anne's last Summer, but St. Andrew's {s in Scotland, and that have something to do with the decision to abolish the fee. 1t will he recalled that in 1924 MacDonald Smith was trampled out of the Brit ish open champlionship, when. with victory in sight, thousands of gallery ites who had not been charged, swarm- | ed on the course and hampered his | playing to such an extent that he was fortunate to finish his round. Walter Hagen won in that year, and the treat- ment accorded Smith on that occasion has made “Mac’ resolve not to go back to Britain for a long. long time. Duncan Deplores Clash. Gieorge Duncan, the masterful Scot, | who arrived in this country the other | day, deplored the fact that the British |and American open dates are in con- | fict, but said he would return for the {hemeland classic. This star, who won the British open in 1920 and is con- sidered a flawless golfer. is here for a lecture tour and will engage only in tournament play. While he has de- termined not to engage in any team matches, he may take on a partner for one big match in Florida next February. The annual meeting of the United States Golf Association will take place on January § at Pittsburgh, at which time William C. Fownes, jr., is ex- pected to be re-elected president. Un- der Fownes' leadership this vear the United States Golf Association has shown more enterprise in the con- duct of its tournaments and other matters than in any other single year prior to that date. Fownes is unques- tionably the best all-around informed man on golf in the United States, if not in the world, AMERICAN PRO NETMEN ARE BEATEN IN FRANCE CANNES, France, December 14 (®). —Both the American entrants, Paul L. Heston and George Agutter of New York. were eliminated in the first round of. the professional tennis cham- pionships for the Bristol cup. J. 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The last one to finish is the “goats Here is another game I'm sure you boys will Ifke while practicing to get in good shape for your basket ball sea son. It is called “goat.”” It is a good game to end your day's work with to “cool off” after a hard scrimmage practice. As it ig not very strenuous I would | advise that you put on your sweater ‘} before starting. Mark off_five points on the floor one on each side of the basket near the side lines. one at the foul line rectly in front of the basket and one | By ti fust back of the foul line on each side | «pjy of it. at makes five altogether, just as the sketch shows. by Robert Burg ach of the famous Grinnell, Io High School team (Copyright. 1926.) TILDEN NOW LIKELY A alt this year No. 1 on the seventh straight year. ¥ doubt this score will be re. 1. T. 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